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TAS takes 3D printing into series production
To make components for telecommunications satellites on an electric platform
![Tas used additive manufacturing with the 3D-printed telecommunication satellite components](https://avionews.it/resources/big/a069bd36390334731c5fe789caae725f.jpg.webp)
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) first used additive manufacturing a few years ago with the 3D-printed aluminum antenna brackets for the TürkmenÄlem/MonacoSAT satellite, launched in 2015, and the polymer tube supports for the Iridium NEXT constellation. The Koreasat 5A and 7 telecommunication satellites, orbited in 2017, featured the largest 3D-printed spacecraft parts ever made in Europe at the time. To...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency